Delaware Life Fellow Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena

Washington, DC– As she takes charge of the Hispanic National Bar Association, Cynthia D. Mares, HNBA National President, has appointed Rafael Zahralddin-Aravena, Chair of the National Commercial Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice at Elliott Greenleaf, as General Counsel. Mr. Zahralddin haspreviously served the HNBA as theNational Vice President of External Affairs in 2013-2014, Region IV (DE, PA) Regional President, the Deputy for Region IV and Deputy General Counsel. He has also been a member of the Board of Governors as an affiliate representative from the Delaware Hispanic Bar Association and has been a speaker and moderator at multiple HNBA conferences. Mr. Zahralddin opened the Elliott Greenleaf Delaware office in 2007, serving as its first Managing Shareholder. Mr. Zahralddin focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’rights, corporate litigation, intellectual property litigation, entity formation, and international and comparative law. Mr. Zahralddin also founded and served as the first President of the Delaware Hispanic Bar Association.

The Hispanic National Bar Association is an incorporated, not-for-profit, national membership association that represents the interests of Hispanic attorneys, judges, law professors, legal assistants, law students, and legal professionals in the United States and its territories. Since 1972, the HNBA has acted as a force for positive change within the legal profession by creating opportunities for Hispanic lawyers and by helping generations of lawyers to succeed. The HNBA has also effectively advocated on issues of importance to the national Hispanic community. While we are proud of our accomplishments, we are mindful that our mission is as vital today as it was four decades ago, especially as the U.S. Hispanic population continues to grow. For more information, please visit www.hnba.com.

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